Vapor-stove



(No Model.)

' A. J. LINDEMANN.

VAPOR STOVE. NO. 390,870.

Patented Oct. 9,1888.

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ALBERT J. LINDEMANN, OF MILWAUKEE, \VISOONSIN.

VAPOR-STOVE,

FJPEUIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,870, dated October9,1888.

Application filed May 1, 1886. Serial No.200.765. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT, J. LINDEMANN, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee,and

in the State of XVisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vapor- Stoves; and I do hereby declare that the foltheflange or cornice of each of these burners with one, two, or moreconductingtubes that terminate in proximity to that of another burner orburners in the series, whereby in case one of said burners may belighted and the other or others turned on an automatic ignition of thelatter will be accomplished, this automatic ignition also taking placein case of the accidental going out of the flame or leakage from anycause whatever of one or more 01' the burners in the series less thanthe whole number, thus-causing a consumption of the escaping vapors andpreventing unpleasant odors and dangerous gases from accumulating in theapartment where the stove may be employed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view of avapor-stove illustrating my invention, and Fig. 2 a detail seetionalview of the same.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents the top of a singlegenerator vaporstove;'B, the mixing-chamber; O, the induction-tnbes, andD the burner-needles. These parts being all of the usual well-knownconstruction and arrangement, it is not deemed necessary to describethem in detail.

Each cap E of the several burners F is provided with a flange orcornice, a, that is preferably concave upon its under side, whereby agutter, b, is formed that entirely surrounds the main portion of theburner, to which this cap may be applied, and serves as an accumulatorfor the generated vapors that escape from said burner prior to ignition,The flange or cornice not only serves the purpose just de scribed, butalso acts to spread the flame, and thereby cause its dili'usion over agreater area, thus giving each burner a greater heating capacity withoutincreasing the consumption of. the vapor-producing substance.

The flange or cornice aof each burner is connected to one, two, or moreconducting-tubes, G, each of the latter terminatingin proximity toanother of the burners in the series. In case one burner is lighted andthe fluid turned on for another, the generated vapor for the latter willnaturally accumulate under the flange or cornice a of its respectiveburner-cap,and will be deflected therebyinto and seek an outlet at thatend of a conducting-tube, G, that terminates in proximity to saidlighted burner, the travel of this vapor being accelerated by thesuction of the flame.

The moment any of the vapor comesin contact with the flame ignitiontakes place and instantaneously extends back through the conducting-tubeto the burner from which said vapor may be escaping, thereby lightingthe same for work.

Should either of the burners be blown out or otherwise accidentallyextinguished, or leak from any cause whatever, the above describedoperation will take place, thereby causing said burner to reignite andcontinue the consumption of the vapor, thus preventing the latter fromescaping out into the apartment where the stove may be set up.

The parts of the burners exclusive of the caps are of the usualconstruct-ion, and the latter are severally retained-in operativeposition by the ordinary means, and though I have described myimprovements in connection with a vapor-stove having a single generator,they are equally applicable to stoves employing individual generatorsfor each burner,or, in fact, any style of burner.

In stoves that generate the vapor from a single burner, or that havemore than two burners, it is preferred to have the conductingtnbes G,that connect with the flanges a of the other burners, terminate inproximity to the generating central or main one, for the reason that thelatter is the one usually first lighted and most likely to remain so.

The generating or fundamental burner may have either one or moreconducting-tubes connected to its flange to correspondingly lead toeither one, two, or more of the other burners in the series. The greaterthe number of these conducting-tubes and their several terminals withrelation to said other burners the quicker the automatic reignition ofthis generating or central burner will be effected in case of its beingaccidentally extinguished, as the escaping vapor will be attracted tothe burner or burners that may remain lighted.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new,and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a vaporstove, the combination of two or more burners, one of whichhas its cap 1) rovided with a deflecting-flange, and one or more tubesconnected to said flange, and each tube arranged to terminate inproximity to another of the burners in the series, substantially as setforth.

2. In a vapor stove, the combination of two or more burners, each ofwhich has the cap thereof provided with a deflectingflange, and one ormore tubes connected to each flange, and each tube arranged to terminatein proximity to another of the burners in the series, substantially asset forth.

3. In a vapor-stove, the combination of two or more burners, each ofwhich has the cap thereof integrally formed with a deflectingfiange thatis concave upon its under side, and one or more tubes connected to eachflange, and each tube arranged to terminate .in prox imity to another ofthe burners in the series, substantially as set forth.

4. In a vapor-stove, the combination of a single generating-burnerhaving its cap provided with a deflecting'flange, one or morenon-generating burners that also have their caps individually providedwith a deflectingflange, and one or more tubes connected to the flangeof each non-generating burner, and each tube arranged to terminateinproximity to the generating-burner, substantially as set forth.

In testi mony that I claim the l'oregoing'I have hereunto set my hand,at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of \Visconsin,

in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT J. LINDEMANN. \Vitnesses:

H. G. UNDERWOOD, N. E. OLIPHAN'J.

